January 25th
It’s 3 AM and I am up watching the first of the pre-rush hour traffic creep by. It must be slippery out there. The people in this burb are usually flying down the road this time of the morning. The temperature is hovering at 8 degrees and the moon is one big silvery ball hanging in the sky.
It is just too early so I am going back to bed. More later.
Of course, after going back to bed this morning I am now running late. I had planned to have a batch of red pepper jam made by this point. Oh well, the best laid plans…
One of the things I want to do this weekend is get the label for the quilt made.
You know, I think the State of Georgia is out of its cotton pick’in mind! Do you know that there are over 100 schools in the state that have policies that punish and expel gay and lesbian students and are still receiving public funds? Go sign the petition folks!
http://www.allout.org/georgia
I am going to have some lunch and get busy.
Have a wonderful and I hope a warmer day than we are having!
Petitions
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Recommended Reading
Dung beetles guided by Milky Way - Cool.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21150721
The Argentine lady who 'ran away to the circus' in Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21181680
New Mexico Bill Would Criminalize Abortions After Rape As 'Tampering With Evidence' - WTF?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html
Consigliere Lanny Breuer, Head of the DOJ Criminal Division, Leaves Without Prosecuting One Made Man on Wall Street
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17768-consigliere-lanny-breuer-head-of-the-doj-criminal-division-leaves-without-prosecuting-one-made-man-on-wall-street
Visit the Tiny Town Where Big Coal Will Meet Its Fate
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/01/pacific-northwest-coal-export-climate-battle
Republican Lawmaker Wants to Jail Rape Victims for Ending Pregnancies - a bit more on the aforementioned NM bill
http://www.alternet.org/gender/crazy-republican-lawmaker-wants-jail-rape-victims-ending-pregnancies?akid=9970.204376.XOFXZW&rd=1&src=newsletter782577&t=3
A Fetus Is Not a Person if it Costs us Money, Says Catholic Church - oops!
http://www.alternet.org/belief/fetus-not-person-if-it-costs-us-money-says-catholic-church?akid=9970.204376.XOFXZW&rd=1&src=newsletter782577&t=5
States Considering Laws That Would Make it an Act of Terrorism to Report on Abuses at Factory Farms
http://www.alternet.org/environment/states-considering-laws-would-make-it-act-terrorism-report-abuses-factory-farms
Bryant Park fountain in New York freezes in cold snap
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21190971
Scientists discover how pet dogs evolved from wolves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21180230
Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen fans celebrate novel's 200th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21078941
Why did men stop wearing high heels?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21151350
Should we build new cities at sea?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21180779
It’s a write-off! - gave me a giggle and one of our quilt gals title is included
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4760766/Books-with-wonderfully-terrible-titles.html
Star Trek style 'tractor beam' created by scientists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21187598
Christie's to auction Old Masters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21191595
US freezes as temperatures plunge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21191600
Inventor Sir Tim Berners Lee predicts dynamic web future
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21185853
Infra-red glasses to thwart embarrassing Facebook photos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9787495.stm
Hate Crimes: A Rape Every Minute, a Thousand Corpses Every Year
http://www.alternet.org/gender/hate-crimes-rape-every-minute-thousand-corpses-every-year?akid=9971.308485.2rUYyw&rd=1&src=newsletter782769&t=3
Descendants of Slaves Fight Chemical Giant Over Control of 1870s Cemetery
http://www.alternet.org/descendants-slaves-fight-chemical-giant-over-control-1870s-cemetery?akid=9971.308485.2rUYyw&rd=1&src=newsletter782769&t=20
Chemicals Most Countries Ban Still Permitted in US Foods
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/23-3
Rio abuzz with rehearsals for world's most famous street party it’s almost party time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21199751
Crossrail: A rare look deep under London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21196455
The future of the car 'is electric'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21191120
Italy: Earthquake hits near Bologna
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21197406
How the Earned Income Tax Credit Helps Working Families
http://app.mx3.americanprogressaction.org/e/es.aspx?s=785&e=475538&elq=1bc6c98ba3734191a0878f9f27ed3417
Petitions - Important
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
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It is just too early so I am going back to bed. More later.
Of course, after going back to bed this morning I am now running late. I had planned to have a batch of red pepper jam made by this point. Oh well, the best laid plans…
One of the things I want to do this weekend is get the label for the quilt made.
You know, I think the State of Georgia is out of its cotton pick’in mind! Do you know that there are over 100 schools in the state that have policies that punish and expel gay and lesbian students and are still receiving public funds? Go sign the petition folks!
http://www.allout.org/georgia
I am going to have some lunch and get busy.
Have a wonderful and I hope a warmer day than we are having!
Petitions
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Recommended Reading
Dung beetles guided by Milky Way - Cool.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21150721
The Argentine lady who 'ran away to the circus' in Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21181680
New Mexico Bill Would Criminalize Abortions After Rape As 'Tampering With Evidence' - WTF?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html
Consigliere Lanny Breuer, Head of the DOJ Criminal Division, Leaves Without Prosecuting One Made Man on Wall Street
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17768-consigliere-lanny-breuer-head-of-the-doj-criminal-division-leaves-without-prosecuting-one-made-man-on-wall-street
Visit the Tiny Town Where Big Coal Will Meet Its Fate
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/01/pacific-northwest-coal-export-climate-battle
Republican Lawmaker Wants to Jail Rape Victims for Ending Pregnancies - a bit more on the aforementioned NM bill
http://www.alternet.org/gender/crazy-republican-lawmaker-wants-jail-rape-victims-ending-pregnancies?akid=9970.204376.XOFXZW&rd=1&src=newsletter782577&t=3
A Fetus Is Not a Person if it Costs us Money, Says Catholic Church - oops!
http://www.alternet.org/belief/fetus-not-person-if-it-costs-us-money-says-catholic-church?akid=9970.204376.XOFXZW&rd=1&src=newsletter782577&t=5
States Considering Laws That Would Make it an Act of Terrorism to Report on Abuses at Factory Farms
http://www.alternet.org/environment/states-considering-laws-would-make-it-act-terrorism-report-abuses-factory-farms
Bryant Park fountain in New York freezes in cold snap
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21190971
Scientists discover how pet dogs evolved from wolves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21180230
Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen fans celebrate novel's 200th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21078941
Why did men stop wearing high heels?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21151350
Should we build new cities at sea?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21180779
It’s a write-off! - gave me a giggle and one of our quilt gals title is included
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4760766/Books-with-wonderfully-terrible-titles.html
Star Trek style 'tractor beam' created by scientists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21187598
Christie's to auction Old Masters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21191595
US freezes as temperatures plunge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21191600
Inventor Sir Tim Berners Lee predicts dynamic web future
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21185853
Infra-red glasses to thwart embarrassing Facebook photos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9787495.stm
Hate Crimes: A Rape Every Minute, a Thousand Corpses Every Year
http://www.alternet.org/gender/hate-crimes-rape-every-minute-thousand-corpses-every-year?akid=9971.308485.2rUYyw&rd=1&src=newsletter782769&t=3
Descendants of Slaves Fight Chemical Giant Over Control of 1870s Cemetery
http://www.alternet.org/descendants-slaves-fight-chemical-giant-over-control-1870s-cemetery?akid=9971.308485.2rUYyw&rd=1&src=newsletter782769&t=20
Chemicals Most Countries Ban Still Permitted in US Foods
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/23-3
Rio abuzz with rehearsals for world's most famous street party it’s almost party time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21199751
Crossrail: A rare look deep under London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21196455
The future of the car 'is electric'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21191120
Italy: Earthquake hits near Bologna
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21197406
How the Earned Income Tax Credit Helps Working Families
http://app.mx3.americanprogressaction.org/e/es.aspx?s=785&e=475538&elq=1bc6c98ba3734191a0878f9f27ed3417
Petitions - Important
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, people, earthquakes, oops!, museums, transportation, food, animals, technology, hate crimes, auctions, books, fashion, factory farming, religion
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how